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Coachpill
Since: Aug, 2022
12th Apr, 2024 06:50:27 AM
Hmm...maybe Thoughtcrime? If the DA is convinced by an actual prosecutor despite the implausible scope of the charge, it sounds like it would be Guilty Until Someone Else Is Guilty.
Silver and gold, silver and gold
A killer gets off with no prison time. A riot breaks out in order to kill him, and ends up also killing 2 others and injuring a dozen. With no presentable evidence of who did what, the DA charges the entire group with terrorism. Of course, this charge is much more serious than what actually happenned, and allows punishing any individual participent merely for being involved, regardless of what (s)he personally did.
(In the end, the DA was convinced by the actual prosecutor to Plea Bargain down to reasonable charges of murder for those who killed the intended target and manslaughter times 2 for the others.)
Edited by Someone1981